Obamacare contains an “abortion surcharge and a secrecy clause” that forces
“pro-life Americans … to pay for other people’s abortions.”
-Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), 03/15/2012
Actually, the health insurance reform legislation maintains the current law of no federal funding for abortions, except in cases of rape, incest or when the life of the woman is endangered. A federal judge recently wrote “the express language of the [Affordable Care Act] does not provide for taxpayer funded abortion. That is a fact and it is clear on its face.”
Read more in our new memo debunking the 12 biggest myths about the Affordable Care Act.
This [Obamacare] will be the biggest job-killer ever.
-Gov. Rick Scott (R-FL), 03/26/2012
Actually, In contrast to the “significant job losses” projected by a 2011 GOP report, the law’s impact on jobs is likely to be minimal according to the CBO. The Republican report fails to mention that in many cases workers may be choosing to exit the labor market voluntarily. With new options to qualify for Medicaid or subsidized coverage, the Affordable Care Act allows those working solely for the purpose of keeping their insurance to work less or retire. Although fines imposed by the employer mandate may reduce the number of low-wage jobs, those cuts will be limited and largely offset by potential job increases in health and insurance industries.
In sum, the new law introduces incentives that will push employment numbers in both directions, but the net effect is hardly a doomsday for jobs.
Read more in our new memo debunking the 12 biggest myths about the Affordable Care Act.
Obamacare adds trillions to our deficits and to our national debt, and pushes those obligations on to coming generations.
-Mitt Romney, 06/28/2012
Actually, the Congressional Budget Office says that the health care law will lower the deficit, by about $124 billion over 10 years. The reason is simply that the health care law has offsetting revenue and cost savings that exceed new spending.
Read more in our new memo debunking the 12 biggest myths about the Affordable Care Act.
By Bill Schneider via Politico
“The mandate is not a legal command to buy insurance,” Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in his health care ruling Thursday. It’s not? Really? It sure sounds like it.
No, Roberts insisted, “It makes going without insurance just another thing the government taxes, like buying gasoline or earning income.”
With that bit of sophistry, the Supreme Court upheld the health care law and refrained from throwing some 50 million Americans off health insurance. Democrats are thrilled. They don’t really care how the court got there as long as it got there.
But it does make a difference how it got there. Because what the Supreme Court did was deny that health care is a right. In the court’s view, the right to health care has no constitutionally protected status — like abortion rights or gun rights. It’s just a benefit. Rights can’t be taken away. Benefits can.
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BREAKING IT DOWN: The Affordable Care Act has been widely discussed and debated, but remains stubbornly misunderstood. Most core provisions of the law are actually viewed very favorably by the public. Our recent infographic to illustrates the anatomy of ObamaCare and highlights how the individual responsibility requirement will only affect 6% of the U.S. population.
